The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-06
FLORIDA.

Another brick block has just been con-
tracted for at Orlando.
Comptroller General Barnes was quite i'll
during last week, but is much better.
The cornerstone Of the new Catholic
church building at Gainesville was laid Sun
day.
Not a colored man in Maclenny precinct
voted for selling liquor in Baker county.
This speaks well for the race.
The wreckers interested in the English
steamer recently ashore on the reef near
Key West received $40 to the share.
j. R. Ergood, of Winter Park, is to move
the Ergood block south, next to the build
| ing now occupied by the post office, and
proposes to build on the balance of his prop
| erty at that place.
At Orlando c. A. Davis has sold his in
terest in the business of Davis, Fish q Co.
| to G.. B. Davis, his partner, and left, over
the Tampa, Orlando and Apopka railroad,
| for his old home in Pana, III.
Some of the factories at Key West were
| obliged to suspend work last week on ac-
count of the scarcity Of wrappers, As it is,
however, the demand for cigars is good, and
work in few weeks will be brisk.
II is rumored that no bridge will be con-
structed across the St Johns river by the
| st. Johns and Halifax Railroad Company.
1t is said that the trouble has been caused
by the belief on the part of the jackson
| VILE Tampa and Key West railway that
there is a collision between the st. Johns
and Halifax people with the st. Augustine
road 1t is also said that Mr.. u. j. White
has gone, or is going, North to see about the
matter
The real estate dealers of Orlando held
preliminary meeting Saturday for the pur-
pose OF organizing a real estate association
The meeting was very harmonious and re-
suited in a determination to have another
meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at which all
licensed real estate men of the country are
TO be invited to take part. The object of
the association Is for mutual protection and
10 devise ways ana means 10 bring TOURISTS
and investors into the State.
A firebrand has already appeared among
the doctors assembled at Washington in the
person of DR. Weighmorel, of Tampa, Fla.
II is alleged he is a quack and does not adj
here strictly to the recognized code of medi-
cal ethics, especially as to advertising.
When he applied to be registered as a mem
Der of the congress, DR.. Toner, of the regis
tration committee, made inquiries as to his
standing in TAMPA, and received several
protests against his admittance.
Two lannon's swords were unsbeathed at
the recent encamnmept One carried NV
Cantain RaIIantina of tho Earnard;na Voi
unteers is Of Confederate form HAVING
been Carried nv TINT nonuIar officar tbTona6
fine LATE neriod of unpieasantness The Sec
ond is sacred in the ewes of ali true Florida
sons II is a handsome dress sword which
was carried nv Cantaiu G. s Elenino of
the Second Florida Infantry, who was
wounded at the battle of Williamsburg,
May 5, 1862. This sword was left with
lady of Williamsburg, who took care of
Captain Fleming until he recovered Cap
tain Fleming was killed at Cold Harbor, in
front of Richmond, June 3, 1884. This
sword is now worn by his brother, Captain
f. p. Fleming, of the NJ l.. I.
The crew of a freipht train on the Florida
Railway and Navigation reported, at Jack
sonyille Sunday. n oueer exnerenca ON
their trim from Cedar Kevs In coming
through a swamp beyond Gainesville some
cattle got ON fine track tbus CAUSING, the
train to RIM verv SLOWLY Dnri,,o tha tina
that tbav 1ve,e GOING 50 SLOWLY a 6eor from
fine adioininor woods decided ~ make an ex-
nlorinS exDedition Now ono of the oars
Of this same train was a ventilated car and
,nou this ,,o,ticnla,. trim tha cor. con+a;n
some fish The bear had evidently smeiIed
rhe fish from afar and decided n make a
closer examination n iumned into the
car. the door having been left open. and was
discovered lust as he, she, or it, was finish
ing the repast The doors were imme-
diately closed and the trainmen were CON
graduating themselves on the capture.
when, 10 and behold Bruin bent the iron
rods of the skeleton door, escaped from his
temporary prison and was soon lost to sight
in the woods.
Counsel for Mrs n Sullivan ore seoI
inc 10 restrain the onerations Of the S,iG
van Timhar Comnanv ON LANDS haIonoino, 20
the Sullivan estate naa1. Pensacola snS
have aIreadv filed hin ,1,a vino, an M
tion 70 that effact If Tie Snit ha +aits,, =,
The Court of Chapca-v tba etyoct W., tho
husiness Of tho mort win ba damaci,,rr Ca.
the s,,snans;on 81 o,1a,,atiors Iool-iT, e. a,,
extensiye enIarpement Of tho co1na,,vis
business Mt this noint will nrova q se,.;oy,s
drawback tn the nrosnarity ~ the c;tv
/ The COMPANY had in contemnlatiop fo,.
early execution the building al two nav
mills at or near the CITY. the operations of
which. with their output, would tend ma
terialy to swell the volume of Pensacola's
timber and lumber shipments. not to speak
of the work they would furnish for large
number of men. In addition to this, plans
had been perfected for the establishment of
a marine railway Just across the bay, at
Sullivan town, an enterprise Pensacola has
long stood in need of.
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